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Municipal Supply Chain Management and MFMA Compliance

Municipal supply chain officials operate under intense scrutiny, where a procedural slip can become an audit finding or irregular expenditure. This course grounds delegates in sound municipal supply chain practice aligned to the MFMA and supply chain regulations. Delegates learn to run compliant bid committees, manage deviations and build an audit ready supply chain function that delivers services to communities.

What you will be able to do

  • Apply MFMA and supply chain regulations to daily procurement.
  • Run bid specification, evaluation and adjudication committees correctly.
  • Manage deviations, expansions and emergency procurement lawfully.
  • Prevent irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
  • Maintain records and documentation for audit readiness.
  • Strengthen controls and consequence management in the SCM unit.

Course outline

  1. 01The Municipal Supply Chain Framework
  2. 02MFMA and SCM Regulations in Practice
  3. 03Bid Committees and the Procurement Process
  4. 04Managing Deviations and Emergency Procurement
  5. 05Preventing Irregular and Wasteful Expenditure
  6. 06Records, Documentation and Audit Readiness
  7. 07Controls and Consequence Management

Who should attend

This course is aimed at supply chain, procurement and finance officials in municipalities, municipal entities and public sector bodies.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Dubai3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Harare3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Kampala3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Online3US$900
9 to 11 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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